Join Spouse/Parent/Children on Work Permit

In general the holder of a Work Authorisation/Work Permit may be joined by his/her spouse and/ or minor dependent children once he/ she can show that he/ she is in employment. The holder of a Working Visa must have been in Ireland for at least 12 months before he/she can be joined by his/her spouse and/or minor children. The holder of the working visa must be able to support the family members in question without the need for them to have recourse to public funds or paid employment (unless a family member holds a Working Visa, Work Authorisation or Work Permit in his/her own name).

If the Spouse of the holder of a Working Visa wishes to take up an employment in Ireland, he/she will require a Work Permit under the conditions set out under the Work Permit Scheme. The employer in question will first get engaged with F AS to try and source an Irish/ EEA national for the position. However, if- no Irish/EEA national is available, the employer may then make a Work Permit application for the Spouse in question.
Once a work permit has been secured in respect of the Spouse, he/ she must then present himself/herself at the local Garda Registration office to have the stamp in his/her passport updated to reflect the fact that he/ she is now in employment in Ireland. He/ she will also be issued with a new registration card to reflect his/her new status.

Evidence that the spouse/parent has sufficient funds to support the applicant and other family members. This could be:
Copies of recent bank statement, current pay-slips or other financial documents.
If the qualifying sponsor has been resident in Ireland for less than 36 months, the applicant must show that he/she have sufficient funds to support him/herself in Ireland without recourse to the Family Income Support. A copy of the contract of employment of the sponsor running for at least one year after the date of application and indicating the annual salary.
Original plus two copies of the Marriage Certificate and Birth Certificate/ Adoption papers for each dependent minor with (where appropriate) a notarized English translation.
Evidence that the sponsor and family member shared family life together for an appreciable period. . Proof of Private Medical Insurance of the applicant.

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